Window-bead fastener and the like.



H. E. CHURCH & W. v. OOWDBN.

WINDOW BEAD PASTENER AND THE LIKE.

APPLIOATION FILED OCT. 22, 1910.

Patented Dec. 27, 1910.

" wvmtou HERBERT E. onninon AND WALTER v. cownnlv, or Arron, NEW YORK.

WINDOW-READ FASTENER AND THE LIKE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HERBERT E. CHURCH and VALTER V. Cownnx, citizens ofthe United States of America, and residents of Afton, in the county ofOhenango and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in lVindow-Bead Fasteners and the Like, of which thefollowing is a specification.

Our invention while devised and shown in this application as a windowbead fastener is equally applicable as a fastener for coffin tops,knockdown furniture, and other articles which require for estheticreasons a fas tener which besides being secure, is removable withoutmarring the adjacent structure and ornamental rather than disfiguringwhen in place.

The object of our invention is to produce a'fastener which is easilyapplied, is adjustable, is ornamental and which can be removed andreplaced without changing or injuring the finish of the structure towhich it is applied.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a vertical section through a part of awindow frame and bead and our fastener which is shown in connectiontherewith. Fig. 2- is an elevation of a part of a window frame and beadand our fastener which is shown in connection therewith. Fig. 3 is arear view of our fastener showing an adjustable socket. Fig. 1 is a rearview of our fastener showing a non-adjustable socket. Fig. 5 is avertical section through a part of a window frame and bead showing ourfastener applied thereto without counter-sinking the head thereof.

10 is the window frame, 11 the window or sash bead and 12 an adjustablesocket screwed into a hole which has been previously prepared for it inthe frame, the socket having an interiorly screw threaded hole or bore13 and an exterior screw thread 14, the exterior screw thread 1 1engaging the inner surface of the hole in the frame.

15 is an exteriorly screw threaded shank formed integral with or rigidlyattached to the base plate 16 which, with an integral circumferentialflange 17 extending perpendicularly or upwardly from the base plate 16and with a radial outturned integral flange 18 extending perpendicularlyor out wardly from flange 17 and in a plane parallel with base plate 16,comprises the head of the fastener part of our invention.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 22, 1910.

Patented Dec. 27, 1910.

Serial No. 583,429.

Seated in the recess formed by the plate 16, flange 17 and surroundingflange 18 is a fixed half cover 19 formed integral with 01' rigidlyattached to the base plate 16, flange 17 or flange 18. To this fixedhalf cover 19 is hinged a second or movable half cover 20 the pivot 21allowing of the movable half cover 20 swinging outward so as to be usedas a handle for turning the fastener in the socket, the movable halfcover 20 being cut away at 2-2 to permit afinger tip or other instrumentto be inserted under the cover to turn it outward into operativeposition, which is shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1.

The socket 12 is bored eccentrically so that one side is thicker at 28than the other side. This allows of vertical or horizontal adjustment ofthe window head with relation to the window frame. One end of the socketis also slotted so that the socket may be screwed into place with ascrew driver. It is not necessary that the socket should be made with aneccentrically bored hole. If it is not desired to have the device adjustable vertically or laterally the hole may be bored centrallyproducing a socket, as indicated in Fig. 4. It is not necessary that thefastener should be countersunk entirely. It may be countersunksufficiently to permit the thickness of the flange 18 being shown inrelief for its ornamental value as indi cated in dotted lines in Fig. 5or not countersunk at all as shown in full lines in Fig. 5, so that theflanges 17 and 18 may serve as a retainer for straps or like devices,especially supporting-loops in carriages, without departing from thespirit of our invention, which contemplates the use of the fastener andsocket broadly and wherever applicable.

In applying the frame is bored and the socket screwed in flush with theouter surface of the frame. A hole is bored in the bead sufficientlylarge to take the shank 15 and, if it is desired to countersink thehead, larger borings of the diameter of the flanges 17 and 18 arepreviously made. The fastener is then screwed in place by means of themovable half cover and when adjustment is desired owing to the aftershrinkage of the wood, the socket may be turned sufficient of arevolution to cause the head to be shifted in or out, up or down, asneeded. The socket is intended to fit tight in the frame, while theshank 15 is intended to have a smooth fit in the bead. When the movablehalf cover is turned down into place there is a Bush surface in the caseof the countersunk head and no corners to catchin the case of thenon-countersunk head.

Having thus described our invention the following is what we claimas newtherein and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A fastener of the character described comprising a screw threadedshank having a plate formed with a fixed half cover, and a movable halfcover hinged to the fixed half cover so as to provide a folding handlefor turning the shank.

2. A fastener of thecharacter described comprising a screw threadedshank having a base plate formed with a circumferential flange and afixed half cover, and a movable half cover hinged to the fixed halfcover so as to provide a folding handle for turning the shank.

3. A fastener of the character described comprising a screw threadedshank having a base plate formed with a circumferential flange, with aradial outturned flange and with a fixed half cover and a movable halfcover hinged to the fixed half cover so as to provide a folding handlefor turning the shank.

4. A fastener of the character described comprising a socket having aninteriorly screw-threaded hole, ascrew-t-hreaded shank adjustable in thehole of the socket, and having a base plate formed with acircumferential flange and with a fixed half cover, and a movable halfcover hinged to the fixed half cover so as to=provide a folding handlefor turningthe shank.

5. A fastener of thecharacter described comprising a socket having aninteriorly screw threaded eccentric hole, a screwthreaded shank,adjustable in the hole of the socket, and having a base plate formedwith a circumferential flange, and with a fixed half cover, and amovable half cover hinged to the fixed half coverso as to provide afolding handle for turning the shank.

HERBERT E. CHURCH. XVALTER V. cOVVDEN.

\Vitnesses T. D. REED, McHUGH.

